1.   And Iranian carpet merchants have built lavish homes and set up some of the finest shops in the city.

2.   Iranian carpet makers have also had to face heavy government regulation and competition from copy-cat neighboring countries with cheaper labor.

3.   President Clinton also ought to ease restrictions on American imports of Iranian carpets, leaving in place only measures to discourage the exploitation of child labor.

4.   So buying any newly made Iranian carpet became significantly cheaper.

5.   She said carpet experts, the threat of jail sentences and confiscations are used to keep Iranian carpets out.

6.   Whether they are shipped through third countries or brought home by the few tourists who go to Iran, spokesman Janice Mosher said, Iranian carpets cannot be imported.

7.   But they clearly were concerned about the whereabouts of two Iranian carpet salesmen who disappeared right before he arrived.

8.   In addition, Iranian carpets have been facing stiff competition from cheaper rugs from Pakistan, India and China.

9.   In March, the United States lifted sanctions on Iranian carpets, caviar and pistachios as a sign of improved relations between the countries.

10.   Several of the wrestlers bought Iranian carpets, which have become harder to find in the United States because of trade sanctions imposed by Congress.